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A Comparative Grammar Of the Indo-Germanic languages a concise exposition of the history of Sanskrit, Old Iranian (Avestic and old Persian), Old Armen

A Comparative Grammar Of the Indo-Germanic languages a concise exposition of the history of Sanskrit, Old Iranian (Avestic and old Persian), Old Armen

Brugmann, Karl

Hardcover

Foreign Language GeneralFiction AnthologiesGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9390382955
ISBN13: 9789390382958
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Sep 7 2020
Pages: 632
Weight: 2.23
Height: 1.56 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Foundations of Europe's voices. A masterly compass of sound and form. This is essential reading now. Karl Brugmann's A Comparative Grammar of the Indo-Germanic Languages, Volume IV, sets out a concise, authoritative history of Sanskrit, Old Iranian (Avestic and Old Persian), Old Armenian, Greek, Latin, Umbro-Samnitic, Old Irish, Gothic, Old High German, Lithuanian and Old Church Slavonic. Methodical and lucid, Brugmann deploys comparative method to map phonetic shifts and morphological patterns; the result serves as a comparative grammar guide and a focused aid to language evolution analysis. From Sanskrit to Old Irish the narrative threads show how ancient language families diverged and entwined, making this volume equally useful as a scholarly reference and an accessible exploration for the curious reader. Born of nineteenth-century scholarship, the Brugmann comparative grammar helped to define modern philology and remains essential to european language history and a historical linguistics reference. It functions as both a philology textbook and a practical academic linguistics resource, recommended as university course material and prized in any indo-european languages study. The text balances rigorous comparison with clear exposition, so specialists gain dense comparative data while casual readers encounter readable explanations of complex change. Carefully argued summaries and systematic cross-linguistic comparisons equip readers to follow how sounds shift and grammatical categories move across time; the volume clarifies the kinds of evidence and inference that underpin reconstruction. Its tone is scholarly without obscurantism, making advanced analysis approachable. Its methodological rigour and lucid exemplification render it indispensable for comparative research and for tracing word histories across the Indo-European family. Libraries, scholars and private collectors will value this restored edition both as a dependable academic resource and as an evocative document of nineteenth-century thought. Equally accessible to casual readers and prized by classic-literature collectors. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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